This was e-mailed to me, and I'm passing on the pain. Call me curious!


WELCOME TO THE 2005 EDITION OF GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FRIENDS. WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IS COPY (NOT FORWARD) THIS ENTIRE E-MAIL AND PASTE IT ONTO A NEW E-MAIL THAT YOU'LL SEND. CHANGE ALL THE ANSWERS SO THEY APPLY TO YOU THEN SEND THIS TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO YOU. THE THEORY IS THAT YOU WILL LEARN A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS, IF YOU DID NOT KNOW THEM ALREADY.


1. WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING? 10:30 p.m.

2. DIAMONDS OR PEARL? Emeralds. Okay, truth is, I have little interest in either.

3. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA? The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

4. YOUR FAVORITE T.V. SHOW? Lost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Battlestar Galactica, Mail Call, Gilmore Girls (deep breath), Veronica Mars, Bones ... say, do you think I watch too much TV?

5. WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? smoked grillers

6. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Richard. What's it to ya'?

7. FAVORITE CUISINE? Capt Cabin's prime rib

8. WHAT FOODS DO YOU DISLIKE? liver. It's not a food, it's an organ. It filters poisons. Ew.

9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHIP FLAVOR? Seyferts regular with ridges

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CD AT THE MOMENT? Holtz: The Planets

11. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE? 98 Nissan Sentra

12. FAVORITE SANDWICH? Arby's beef and chedder

13. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC DO YOU DESPISE? lack of caring; indifference, complacency.

14. FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING? Hm. My black sweats and black sweatshirt, I guess. Most comfortable, anyway.

15. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Hawaii

16. FAVORITE BRAND OF CLOTHING? who cares?

17. TO WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE? Hawaii. Never snows (except on the mountains). Never.

18. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY? 21st, or so they tell me.

19. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? naked celebrity cheerleading

20. FURTHEST PLACE YOU ARE SENDING THIS? Malaysia

21. WHO DO YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Natalie Portman

22. PERSON YOU EXPECT TO SEND IT BACK FIRST? somebody else named Natalie

23. GOAL YOU HAVE FOR YOURSELF? get published

24. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? July 14

25. WHEN IS YOUR ANNIVERSARY? Ha ha, very funny. It would have been Valentine's Day. Okay, stop laughing.

26. ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT PERSON? night

27. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE? 11 1/2

28. PETS: *sigh* the hamsters, I guess

29. Missing Question????? Okay, I'll make one up: what would be your dream job? Mine's being a full time novelist.

30. ANY NEW AND EXCITING NEWS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? Sadly, no.

31. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE? a soldier or a scientist. Didn't really know what either one of them did.

32. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? Tired. Ask me tomorrow and I'll tell you the same.

33. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? Snickers satisfied me.

34. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? lilacs

35. WHAT IS A DATE ON THE CALENDAR YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO? The first day of spring. Yay!

36. WHERE IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE EVER BEEN FROM HOME? Atlanta, GA

37. SMALL THING YOU REALLY ENJOY? chocolate ice cream, the smell of fresh cut grass in the spring, babies laughing, brilliant sunsets, getting a good knock down on a fire.